Ballad Manuscript - version 1
Scope and Contents
Barbara Allen's Cruelty, or The Young Man's Tragedy The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington Confession of Edward W. Hawkins The Douglas Tragedy [Fair Ellender] Edward [The Waxford Girl and The Miller Boys are derived from this ballad] Fair Margaret and Sweet William The House Carpenter, or The Old, Salt Sea [from The Demon Lover] Lady Gay [from the Wife of Usher's Well] Little Hugh, or the Jew's daughter Little Willie, The Twa Brothers Lord Bateman, or The Turkish Lady, or Young Beichan and Susie Pye Lord Daniel's Wife Lord Lovely The Lord of the Old Country (The Twa Sisters) Lord Randall Lord Thomas Lord Vanner's Wife [from the Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard, also a model for Lord Daniel's wife] Loving Henry [modeled after Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight] McAfee's Confession [modeled after McPherson's Farewell, or Lord Maxwell's Goodnight] The Mill Dam of Binorie [or the Lord of the Old Country which is derived from the Twa Sisters] Pretty Polly [May Colvin] The Serving Maid Six Pretty, Fair MaidsThe Wealthy Merchant of London [from The Merchant's Daughter of Bristow] The Wealthy Young Farmer [The Golden Glove, or the Squire of Tamworth] William and Ellender [a variant of Loving Henry] William Hall
Dates
- created: 1909-1916
Creator
- From the Collection: French, Katherine Jackson. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Records and photographs can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Extent
From the Series: 4 folders
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu